. The principles and practice of surgery. ules in the substanceof the prolabium, which occasionally form vesicles which burst andulcerate, leaving crusts. Attention to the general health, and theuse of mild mercurial unguents, constitute the appropriate treatment. Erectile Tumors of the Lips may be recognized by their elasticityand compressibility, and in generalby the bluish color of the sur-face. When small, they are mostpromptly and satisfactorily curedby a V-shaped incision; but, ifthey involve a large portion ofthe lip, the ligature is to be pre-ferred. Hypertrophy of the Lips.—As a conse
. The principles and practice of surgery. ules in the substanceof the prolabium, which occasionally form vesicles which burst andulcerate, leaving crusts. Attention to the general health, and theuse of mild mercurial unguents, constitute the appropriate treatment. Erectile Tumors of the Lips may be recognized by their elasticityand compressibility, and in generalby the bluish color of the sur-face. When small, they are mostpromptly and satisfactorily curedby a V-shaped incision; but, ifthey involve a large portion ofthe lip, the ligature is to be pre-ferred. Hypertrophy of the Lips.—As a consequence of some long-continued local irritation, the lipsmay become permanently hyper-trophied, demanding the removalby excision of a transverse ellipti-cal piece. More frequently anatural defect is observed, themucous membrane covering theinner portions of the prolabium ofboth the upper and lower lips projecting and forming a long, unsightlyfold. Excision of the fold along the inner border of the lip effectuallyrelieves this 1 mam. - - - Erectile Tumor of the Lip. Removed by the Author. CHAPTEE VI. SURGERY OF THE BUCCAL CAYITY. Tongue-Tie. Syn., Lingua Frenata, r. o. ; Filet.—Surgeons andphysicians, by dint of much argument, and some fatal mishaps, have atlength succeeded pretty well in persuading mothers that division of thefrsenum linguae is not demanded in every case in which the infant 632 ENLAKGED TONSILS. cannot or will not nurse. It is doubtful whether the condition of thefrsenum ever interferes with nursing; since it is by no means necessarythat the child should lift the apex of the tongue to accomplish this is enough if the central and anterior portion can be lifted intocontact with the roof, or sufficiently to compress the nipple, and it hasnever happened to me to see an infant who could not do this. If the surgeon believes, however, that the fraenum does interfere,let him be reminded of the four examples recorded by Yelpeau, inwhich, from the a
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